As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and ...

UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows true size of all countries - Africa-led campaign asks governments, schools ...

The United Nations has voted to replace the current world map with a new one following backlash from campaign groups ...

It is the culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to reject 'cartographic colonialism'.

The UN General Assembly is due to vote on Friday on a proposal to move away from the traditional Mercator projection.

The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.

The UN has voted to adopt the Equal Earth map, which shows the continent of Africa's size more accurately. Find out more here ...

Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland ...